Remember the last time you did or said something that you as a believer shouldn’t have? Our flesh, our natural self, can catch us off guard and trip us up. We can fall flat on our face. Stunned. Surprised. And embarrassed. What happened? How is it possible? We are Christians, right? We have been connected to Jesus like a water hose to the tap. We are born again, new creations. So, how can we still think such thoughts, say such…
Why do we fail? As new believers we are full of excitement, anticipation, and will power. Experiencing God’s grace and mercy is such a good feeling we think will last forever now that we are reconciled to God. But that is a feeling. Feelings don’t last. Feelings aren’t trustworthy. Feelings are subject to circumstances. Not reliable. After a while, life settles down and we once again are walking out our life this time as a member of God’s family. But…
The Bible is not just black marks on a book page; it is alive and powerful. Let’s leave behind the idea that it has nothing to do with us today. It has everything to do with every area of our lives today. Following is a quote and a prayer from the Pursuit of God by A.W.Tozer. His message is all I want to share with you this week. I really have nothing to add. The Bible will never be a…
The life of a Christian is not a difficult life, full of fighting off temptations, being holy, or required obedience. Joyful trusting Rather it is a life of joyful abandonment to God surrendering the control of our life to Him. Trusting Him for the outcome of our life. Trusting Him for our future, our tomorrow, our next month, our next year. See Matthew 6:25-34 Trusting Him to provide the friends we need, the finances we need, jobs we need. Trusting…
You, complete God made you to be you, not anyone else. He wants you to be completely you, and that can only be with Him in you, completing you. Apostle Paul tells us in Colossians 2:10 that we are complete in Jesus Christ. Without His Life in us, we are missing key parts, namely Himself. You are a temple of God You are not to compare yourself with other people. They are not who you were created to be. Each…
Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies it won’t produce fruit. John 12:20-26. To have resurrected life it is essential we follow Christ To participate in a new and resurrected life we need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. We need to follow Jesus Christ if we want His resurrected Life in us. It is only in Him that we find this life. Where did Jesus go? Matthew 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:17-19 Do you get an…
Divine energy is power straight from the creator Himself. Not Him helping us. Not Him making us feel powerful. A day-by-day constant source of power enabling us to live with peace and trust where He has placed us. A stepping aside to let Him have an opportunity to express Himself through us in every situation, big or mundane by His resurrection power. Divine energy source Romans 8:11 The power/energy that raised Jesus from the dead is for the child of…
In the beginning, God created a perfect world. The two humans had all they needed. They even could walk and talk with their creator, Elohim, God. But…Evil stepped in and defiled that world and plunged it into darkness. Light sent to the world So God sent His Son, the Light of the World, to bring light to His world, to the people He created. This angered Evil. Forces were deployed to kill that Light before it had a chance to…
Tragedy – something really awful that didn’t need to take place; it could have been avoided Mortal – ending in death If a terrible tragedy could be avoided but isn’t and ends in death, we think of it as a mortal tragedy, right? Do we think of Easter as a mortal tragedy? It wasn’t. It was the biggest triumph of all. Jesus said, “It is finished.” He accomplished what He was sent to do. Greatest Mortal Tragedy The greatest mortal…
We fail because we trust ourselves. Andrew Murray Life can be very stressful at times. Even our ordinary life can be both stressful and boring bringing us to the point of despair. We wonder how we will ever get through it. Right? Many times at the end of the day we look back and wish we would have made better choices, was kinder and had not failed as a Christian. When we are drawing from our abilities or resources, it…
